Ecsenius minutus

Ecsenius minutus is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in Maldives, in the western Indian ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium fish.[2]

Ecsenius minutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. minutus
Binomial name
Ecsenius minutus

References

  • Klausewitz, W., 1963 (30 Oct.) Ecsenius minutus n. sp. von den Malediven (Pisces, Salariidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 44 (no. 5): 357–358.
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius minutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342372A48395674. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342372A48395674.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius minutis" in FishBase. October 2018 version.


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